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Participants
11th October
9H00 REGISTRATION
9H30 OPENING SESSION
ARLINDO OLIVEIRA (IST PRESIDENT)
GRAÇA FONSECA (CML – CITY HALL COUNCILWOMAN)
JOÃO QUEIRÓ (STATE SECRETARY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION)
ANTÓNIO CRUZ SERRA (UTL RECTOR)
10H00 RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS
RUI MENDES (HEAD OF OEIST; FOLLOW COORDINATOR) - moderator
WALTER VAN TRIER
(KUL – COORDINATOR OF THE “FROM EDUCATION TO LABOUR MARKET” RESEARCH GROUP)
MARIANA GAIO ALVES (RESEARCHER UNL)
10H30 MANAGING THE EMPLOYABILITY AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
PALMIRA SILVA (IST PROVOST FOR MEDIA AND IMAGE) - moderator
ANTÓNIO SAMPAIO DA NÓVOA (UL RECTOR)
ELISA SAYROL CLOLS (UPC VICE-RECTOR)
11H00 DISCUSSION
11H15 COFFEE BREAK
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11H30 THE ROLE OF THE PUBLICLY-OWNED AND NON-CORPORATE INSTITUTIONS
PALMIRA SILVA (IST PROVOST FOR MEDIA AND IMAGE) - moderator
PEDRO SILVA MARTINS (EMPLOYMENT STATE SECRETARY)
CARLOS MATIAS RAMOS (HEAD OF PORTUGUESE ORDER OF ENGINEERS)
ELENA VALVASSORI (COORDINATOR OF HIGH PROFILE RECRUITING SERVICE/TURIN)
12H00 THROUGH THE EYES OF THE EMPLOYERS
LUIS CALDAS DE OLIVEIRA (IST PROVOST FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CORPORATE RELATIONS) - moderator
JORGE PORTUGAL (PRESIDENCE OF THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC)
MANUEL LOPES DA COSTA (CEO HP)
12H30 DISCUSSION
13H00 LUNCH BREAK
14H30 FOLLOW PROJECT - INTRODUTION
JOSÉ SANTOS VICTOR (IST VICE-PRESIDENT FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS)
RUI MENDES (HEAD OF OEIST; FOLLOW COORDINATOR)
14H45 FOLLOW PROJECT
 PRESENTATION OF THE WORK PACKAGE 1 PRELIMINARY REPORT
LAURA VERSTEELE (KUL)
 MANAGEMENT & STRATEGIES (IST, POLITO, UPC, KUL)
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JOÃO FERNANDES (IST/OEIST)
MONICA FASSETA (POLITO)
ELISA SAYROL CLOLS (UPC)
LUDO FROYEN (KUL)
15H45 COFFEE BREAK
16H00 FOLLOW PROJECT – BEST PRATICES
 PRACTICES IN PROMOTING & MONITORING GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY
IST – CARLOTA SANTOS SILVA
KUL – LAURA VERSTEELE
POLITO – ALESSANDRO GAMALERO
UPC – JACQUELINE GLARNER
UCP—CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PORTUGAL/GADEP COORDINATOR – CRISTINA SALGADO
ESEPF – GABRIELA TREVISAN
ISLA CAMPUS LISBOA – SUSANA FERNANDES MARTINS
UL – FACULTY OF PSYCHOLOGY/INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION – CÉLIA FIGUEIRA
18H00 CLOSING SESSION
ROGÉRIO CARAPUÇA (NOVABASE CHAIRMAN)
LUIS CALDAS DE OLIVEIRA (IST PROVOST FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CORPORATE RELATIONS)
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12th October
9H30 REGISTRATION
10H00 ROUND TABLES (MORNING)
 10H00 MANAGING THE EMPLOYABILITY AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
RUI MENDES (HEAD OF OEIST; FOLLOW COORDINATOR)- moderator
EDUARDO PEREIRA (UTL VICE-RECTOR)
PEDRO LOURTIE (FORMER STATE SECRETARY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION)
NATÁLIA ALVES (UNL)
VÍTOR ESCÁRIA (ECONOMIST AT ISEG)
JOÃO COSTA (AEIST PRESIDENT)
NUNO PEREIRA (BEST)
 11H30 THROUGH THE EYES OF THE EMPLOYERS
LUIS CALDAS DE OLIVEIRA (IST PROVOST FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CORPORATE RELATIONS) - moderator
FERNANDO ULRICH (CEO BPI)
MIRA AMARAL (BIC PRESIDENT)
ANTÓNIO VIDIGAL (CEO EDP INNOVATION/LABELEC)
JOÃO DOS REIS BARATA (CEO TECMIC)
PETER VILLAX (MEMBER OF THE BOARD - HOVIONE)
MIGUEL AMADOR (BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING JOURNEYS)
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13H00 LUNCH BREAK
14H30 ROUND TABLES (AFTERNOON)
 14H30 THE ROLE OF THE PUBLICLY-OWNED AND NON-CORPORATE INSTITUTIONS
PALMIRA SILVA (IST PROVOST FOR MEDIA AND IMAGE) - moderator
JOÃO GALAMBA (MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT)
OCTÁVIO OLIVEIRA (IEFP CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD)
RUI LEÃO MARTINHO (HEAD OF PORTUGUESE ORDER OF ECONOMISTS)
IVAN GONÇALVES (CG-UTL)
16H00 COFFEE BREAK
16H30 REMARKS & CLOSING SESSION
ARLINDO OLIVEIRA (IST PRESIDENT)
VIEIRA DA SILVA (FORMER SOCIAL SECURITY AND LABOUR MINISTER)
RUI MENDES (HEAD OF OEIST; FOLLOW COORDINATOR)
* TO BE CONFIRMED
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